Consultant in Elderly Medicine medicine

EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a dedicated elderly medicine physician to join their team. You will provide consultant-led care to elderly patients and supervise junior medical staff. Preferred qualifications include GMC registration, MRCP or equivalent, and a relevant higher degree. This full-time role supports comprehensive elderly services and offers teaching opportunities.

Qualifications

• Registered with GMC and on the Specialist Register or due admission.
• Experience in elderly or frail patient care.
• Higher degree like MD, MSc, PhD is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver daily consultant-led care to elderly patients.
• Contribute to clinical governance and risk management.
• Teach and supervise junior medical staff.
• Participate in medical audit and postgraduate teaching.

Skills

Teaching junior medical staff

Clinical governance

Risk management

Education

Full registration with General Medical Council

MRCP or equivalent

CCT or within 6 months of CCT or CESR

Job description

Job Overview

East Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a dedicated elderly medicine physician to join our high-performing Frailty MDT, providing daily consultant-led care and support to patients on our elderly/frailty wards. The role involves contributing to clinical governance, risk management, and providing teaching and supervision to junior medical staff. This full‑time substantive post supports the comprehensive service for elderly/frail patients, both in the hospital and the community, and offers opportunities for research and teaching.

Responsibilities

• Delivering daily consultant-led care to elderly/frail patients and supporting the elderly medicine ward staff.
• Contributing to clinical governance, risk management, and ensuring appropriate standards of care.
• Providing teaching, educational, and clinical supervision to junior medical staff.
• Sharing responsibility for acute elderly/frailty/MoFD wards.
• Participating in medical audit and postgraduate teaching.
• Being part of the MDT on acute elderly/frailty/MoFD wards.
• Participating in acute on call and frailty weekend rotas.
• Collaborate with management and consultant colleagues to develop the elderly medicine service.
• Ensure ongoing clinical responsibility for patients, coordinating with colleagues within the department.
• Contribute to consultant cover during leave.
• Develop and promote services that minimise hospital stay and promote recovery and independent living.
• Participate in medical audit and maintain clinical governance.
• Provide professional supervision, direction, and training to junior medical staff.
• Engage in postgraduate teaching activities.
• Attend meetings of the Directorate of Medicine for Older People.
• Be an integral part of the MDT on the elderly and frailty wards.
• Share responsibility for acute elderly wards.
• To be part of the elderly 1 in 6 weekend rota.
• To be part of the acute on call rota.

Qualifications

• Full registration with General Medical Council.
• Inclusion on the Specialist Register or due admission to register within six months.
• MRCP or equivalent.
• CCT or within 6 months of CCT or CESR.

Desirable Criteria

• A higher degree such as MD, MSc, PhD or equivalent.
• Experience in teaching undergraduates, postgraduates, nurses and professions allied to medicine.
• Experience of clinical audit and understanding of the process.
• You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

About the Trust

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work. East Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is a large integrated healthcare provider with a reputation for high‑quality elderly medicine care. The trust offers a comprehensive service for elderly patients in our hospital setting. Strong links with universities provide opportunities for research and teaching. The trust values flexible working arrangements and welcomes candidates interested in part‑time roles. The successful applicant will have the chance to contribute to the development of our elderly medicine services.

Equal Opportunities

The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first‑class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background. We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under‑representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

Recruitment and Salary

• Please note that the salary advertised is for full‑time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro‑rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay‑scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
• Shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short‑listed.

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)

If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006), any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained. The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1‑3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed. The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.